Prevention and Gang-Related Crime
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Given the national concern not only with violent crime and its effects, but specifically with the problem of young gang-related crime, the purpose of this thesis was to examine the literature on efforts to prevent or effectively intervention to reduce gang-related crime in the United States. It was assumed that one of the more recently developed strategies for reducing violence crime, know as fostering neighborhood social cohesion, would be positively associated with reductions in gang violence. The study, which was based on a qualitative analysis of previously published examinations or assessments of gang violence prevention and intervention efforts, supported the hypothesis without generating any new empirical data. Central to the study was an exploration of data generated by a unique longitudinal research effort, the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods; also of central importance are the myriad prevention and interventions programs either funded or evaluated by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, art of the U.S. Department of justice. Data from these sources and others found in the scholarly literature are examined and discussed in the study, which concludes with recommendations for further research and for programs that foster increased neighborhood cohesion. The United States is home to approximately 57 million children under the age of 15 and an additional 20 million between t
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800
198,400
203,900
202,500
ááGambling
2,600
1,600
1,200
1,500
1,400
ááOffenses against family
10,200
10,200
10,100
9,400
9,600
ááDriving under influence
19,600
21,000
23,000
21,000
20,300
ááLiquor laws
158,500
157,300
165,700
159,400
138,100
ááDrunkenness
24,100
24,600
21,700
21,700
20,400
ááDisorderly conduct
215,100
183,700
176,200
165,700
171,700
ááVagrancy
3,100
2,900
2,400
3,000
2,300
ááAll other offenses
468,000
453,000
434,100
414,200
397,200
ááSuspicion
1,600
1,300
1,900
1,200
1,300
ááCurfew and loitering
182,700
187,800
170,000
154,700
142,900
ááRunaways
196,100
165,100
150,700
142,000
133,300
Population Ages 10 to 17
30,707,300
30,962,500
31,278,200
32,570,500
32,967,900
These statistics are estimates that account for missing data and may differ from other published sources. The county-level files which are the source of this information are not official FBI releases and are being provided for research purposes.
The Coverage Indicator refers to the relative size of the sample from which these estimates are based. A coverage in
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Approximate Word count = 9120
Approximate Pages = 36 (250 words per page)
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